§ 3282.1 What is a participating area?
§ 3282.2 When must the unit operator have a participating area approved?
§ 3282.3 When must the unit operator submit an application for BLM approval of a proposed initial participating area?
§ 3282.4 What general information must the unit operator submit with a proposed participating area application?
§ 3282.5 What technical information must the unit operator submit with a proposed participating area application?
§ 3282.6 When must the unit operator propose to revise a participating area boundary?
§ 3282.7 What is the effective date of an initial participating area or revision of an existing participating area?
§ 3282.8 What are the reasons BLM would not approve a revision of the participating area boundary?
§ 3282.9 How is production allocated within a participating area?
§ 3282.10 v2 When will unleased Federal lands in a participating area receive a production allocation?
§ 3282.11 May a participating area continue if there is intermittent unit production?
§ 3282.12 When does a participating area terminate?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 43 > Subtitle B > Chapter II > Subchapter C > Part 3280 > Subpart 3282 - Participating Area

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  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
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  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
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  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.